Six hurt in fight at high school

November 06, 2008

Six WellsCommunityAcademyHigh School students were hurt during a fight in the lunchroom at the Near West Side high school this morning, officials said, and another fight broke out outside the school once the school day ended.

A spokesperson for the Chicago Public Schools confirmed it was a fight inside the school and said that "three or more students" were taken to hospitals and treated for minor injuries.

She also said that police were on the scene for the second fight, which started outside the schools at about 3:15 p.m.

There were no injuries in the second fight, which occurred a couple blocks from the school property, according to a school official. It involved an unknown number of students and several young adults from the community who were not students.

The cause of the fights were not known.

The students from the earlier fight were taken to St. Mary of Nazareth and Norwegian-AmericanHospitals in good condition, said Eve Rodriguez, a Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman.

Fire personnel responded to "some sort of disturbance" in the lunchroom of the school, 936 N. Ashland Ave., a little before noon, Rodriguez said.

Chicago police said there was a report of a fight at the school, but they could provide no further information this afternoon.